Which to use
“armure” and “augure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,632
- “armure” frequency rank
- #19,747
- “augure” frequency rank
- 30379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | armure | augure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble de l’équipement défensif qui protège le corps ou les membres, comme la cuirasse, le casque, etc. | Présage par lequel on juge de l’avenir. Chez les Romains, il se disait des signes que les augures tiraient de l’observation du vol des oiseaux. Aujourd’hui il se dit de tout ce qui peut faire deviner l’avenir. |
Where the eye mixes armure and augure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses armure with augure
A purely visual mix-up. armure (\aʁ.myʁ\) and augure (\o.ɡyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
armure is recorded at frequency rank #10,632, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.myʁ\. augure is at rank #19,747, tagged as anoun, pronounced \o.ɡyʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30379, this pair ranks #310,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of armure vs augure
Shared letters: aeru. Private to "armure": m. Private to "augure": g.
"armure" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "augure" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "armure" and "augure" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "armure" or "augure" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "armure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "augure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "armure" and "augure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "augure vs Aure". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #310,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.